The Library

Thursday, January 13, 2022

• Learn It! Self-Guided Tutorials
  Computer Training Center
  10 a.m.-noon for adults.
  You can choose what you want to learn and go at your own speed with our self-paced tutorials. We provide the computer and you select from a wide variety of lessons designed specifically for individual learning. Topics include Basic Skills, Windows 10, Microsoft Office, Gmail, Photoshop and more. Both interactive and video tutorials are available to fit your learning style. We also offer computer-instructed keyboarding lessons to help you learn to type or improve your typing skills.
  Call 417-837-5011.
• Microsoft Excel Basics
  Computer Training Center
  1 p.m.-3 p.m. for adults.
  Learn how to create and use spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel. Add data to a spreadsheet, perform calculations and set up spreadsheets for printing.
  Call 417-837-5011.

Friday, January 14, 2022

• Learn It! Self-Guided Tutorials
  For adults.
  You can choose what you want to learn and go at your own speed with our self-paced tutorials. We provide the computer and you select from a wide variety of lessons designed specifically for individual learning. Topics include Basic Skills, Windows 10, Microsoft Office, Gmail, Photoshop and more. Both interactive and video tutorials are available to fit your learning style. We also offer computer-instructed keyboarding lessons to help you learn to type or improve your typing skills.
  • 10 a.m.-noon The Edge Computer Training Center
    Call 417-837-5011.
  • 2 p.m.-4 p.m. Schweitzer Brentwood Branch Library community room
    Call 417-883-1974.
• Teen Craft Night
  The Library Station Frisco Room
  6 p.m.-7:30 p.m. for grades 6-12.
  Make something cool with us on the second Friday of the month! Materials will be provided.
  Inflatables. Harness the power of air to create an interactive toy or robot that moves.

Saturday, January 15, 2022

• STEAM Train
  The Library Station Frisco Room
  2 p.m.-4 p.m. for grades 1-5.
  All aboard! Drop in for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math activities! Parents or guardians are strongly encouraged to attend and some activities require a signed release form.
  Slime Bar! Learn about polymers as you create your own custom slime.

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

• Meet the Computer
  Computer Training Center
  10 a.m.-noon for adults.
  Learn the basics of computers including using a mouse and a keyboard. Understand the difference between left clicking and right clicking. Learn to open programs and files. Use the mouse to double-click, scroll and click and drag. This class is for beginners.
  Call 417-837-5011.
• Stories in the Gym
  Offsite Republic Community Center, 711 E. Miller Road
  10 a.m. for infants-age 6.
  Join your favorite children's librarians at the Republic Community Center (Gym 3) for a weekly storytime featuring stories, songs and activities.
• Learn It! Self-Guided Tutorials
  Computer Training Center
  1 p.m.-4 p.m. for adults.
  You can choose what you want to learn and go at your own speed with our self-paced tutorials. We provide the computer and you select from a wide variety of lessons designed specifically for individual learning. Topics include Basic Skills, Windows 10, Microsoft Office, Gmail, Photoshop and more. Both interactive and video tutorials are available to fit your learning style. We also offer computer-instructed keyboarding lessons to help you learn to type or improve your typing skills.
  Call 417-837-5011.
• Ash Grove Bibliophiles
  Ash Grove Branch Library community room
  1:30 p.m. for adults.
  "Miseducated" by Brandon P. Fleming.
• Creating a High Performance Business Operations Structure
  7 p.m. for adults.
  The way a company is run internally can be the difference between success and failure. Is your customer experience consistent? Do your employees know what to do, when to do it and how? Could you sell your business at a price with which you would be happy? Businesses with a strong operations structure are more efficient, have greater customer satisfaction, are more profitable and command a higher value when it comes time to sell. In this workshop, David Jarkins, president and founder of Allus Business Solutions, will share the four basic components of business operations, why they are important and how building them in the proper order can enhance your company's performance. This event is offered in person and virtually; register at the link below for either option. A link to the virtual event will be shared with registered participants. Provided in partnership with Southwest Missouri SCORE.
  • The Library Center meeting rooms A and B
    Registration starts January 4.
    Go to program page
  • Virtual
    Registration starts January 4.
    Go to program page

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

• Microsoft Excel Basics
  The Library Center meeting room A
  10 a.m.-noon for adults.
  Learn how to create and use spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel. Add data to a spreadsheet, perform calculations and set up spreadsheets for printing.
  Call 417-883-5341.
• Exploring Genealogy
  The Library Center auditorium
  10 a.m. for adults.
  Sponsored by Ozarks Genealogical Society.
  Before 1850: Early American Research. The 1850 U.S. Federal Census was the first census to document everyone living within a household. Jacob Eubanks, assistant manager of the History & Genealogy Department at St. Louis County Library, will provide techniques for resolving who your ancestors were before the 1850 census.
• Racing to Read Storytime
  Schweitzer Brentwood Branch Library community room
  10 a.m. for ages 1-6.
  Kickoff your new year with storytime! We'll explore stories, songs, fingerplays and a take-home activity. Seating is limited.
  Registration starts December 29; call 417-616-0703.
• Virtual Brown Bag Travelogue
  Virtual
  noon for adults.
  Sit back, relax and explore a new place from the comfort of your own home. A new video featuring a different adventure will be posted to the Library's YouTube channel, youtube.com/SpringfieldGreene, on the third Wednesday of each month.
  9 European Countries in 10 Days. Midtown Reference Associate Hannah Northern and her husband Mitchell took a whirlwind trip through Europe in November 2019. Hear about their travels to the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, France, Italy and Austria.
  Go to program page
• Learn It! Self-Guided Tutorials
  The Library Center meeting room A
  1 p.m.-3 p.m. for adults.
  You can choose what you want to learn and go at your own speed with our self-paced tutorials. We provide the computer and you select from a wide variety of lessons designed specifically for individual learning. Topics include Basic Skills, Windows 10, Microsoft Office, Gmail, Photoshop and more. Both interactive and video tutorials are available to fit your learning style. We also offer computer-instructed keyboarding lessons to help you learn to type or improve your typing skills.
  Call 417-883-5341.

Thursday, January 20, 2022

• Learn It! Self-Guided Tutorials
  Computer Training Center
  10 a.m.-noon for adults.
  You can choose what you want to learn and go at your own speed with our self-paced tutorials. We provide the computer and you select from a wide variety of lessons designed specifically for individual learning. Topics include Basic Skills, Windows 10, Microsoft Office, Gmail, Photoshop and more. Both interactive and video tutorials are available to fit your learning style. We also offer computer-instructed keyboarding lessons to help you learn to type or improve your typing skills.
  Call 417-837-5011.
• Keep Your Keys
  Schweitzer Brentwood Branch Library community room
  10 a.m. for adults.
  Amber Allen, field specialist in Human Development and Family Science with the University of Missouri Extension, will discuss how to stay medically and physically fit to drive, when and how to prepare for "driving retirement" and other tools and resources to help keep you safe on the road.
  Registration starts January 6; call 417-883-1974.
• Microsoft Word Basics
  Computer Training Center
  1 p.m.-3 p.m. for adults.
  Learn the basics of Microsoft Word: create, edit and save documents, change font size, style and color, create lists and use spell-check to edit documents.
  Call 417-837-5011.
• An Introduction to Contract Bridge
  The Library Center meeting rooms A and B
  6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. for adults.
  Exercise your brain and have fun making new friends as you learn to play Contract Bridge. Whether you're a beginner or want to update your bidding and play, this class is for you. Members of the Bridge Center will give an introductory course over four consecutive Thursday evenings.
  Registration starts January 6; call 417-883-5341.

Friday, January 21, 2022

• Learn It! Self-Guided Tutorials
  Computer Training Center
  10 a.m.-noon for adults.
  You can choose what you want to learn and go at your own speed with our self-paced tutorials. We provide the computer and you select from a wide variety of lessons designed specifically for individual learning. Topics include Basic Skills, Windows 10, Microsoft Office, Gmail, Photoshop and more. Both interactive and video tutorials are available to fit your learning style. We also offer computer-instructed keyboarding lessons to help you learn to type or improve your typing skills.
  Call 417-837-5011.

Monday, January 24, 2022

• Learn It! Self-Guided Tutorials
  Computer Training Center
  10 a.m.-noon for adults.
  You can choose what you want to learn and go at your own speed with our self-paced tutorials. We provide the computer and you select from a wide variety of lessons designed specifically for individual learning. Topics include Basic Skills, Windows 10, Microsoft Office, Gmail, Photoshop and more. Both interactive and video tutorials are available to fit your learning style. We also offer computer-instructed keyboarding lessons to help you learn to type or improve your typing skills.
  Call 417-837-5011.
• Google Tools
  Computer Training Center
  1 p.m.-3 p.m. for adults.
  Learn to use Google tools including Gmail, Google Meet, Google Drive, Calendar, Docs and Sheets, and how to access your files across devices. Understand what the "cloud" is and how to use it for sharing your files and storing them online.
  Call 417-837-5011.

Tuesday, January 25, 2022

• Learning Windows 10
  Computer Training Center
  10 a.m.-noon for adults.
  Learn about the Windows 10 operating system. Explore the Start Menu and Settings menu, and learn how to customize your computer. Use tiles to launch apps and to access other programs on the computer.
  Call 417-837-5011.
• Stories in the Gym
  Offsite Republic Community Center, 711 E. Miller Road
  10 a.m. for infants-age 6.
  Join your favorite children's librarians at the Republic Community Center (Gym 3) for a weekly storytime featuring stories, songs and activities.
• Learn It! Self-Guided Tutorials
  Computer Training Center
  1 p.m.-4 p.m. for adults.
  You can choose what you want to learn and go at your own speed with our self-paced tutorials. We provide the computer and you select from a wide variety of lessons designed specifically for individual learning. Topics include Basic Skills, Windows 10, Microsoft Office, Gmail, Photoshop and more. Both interactive and video tutorials are available to fit your learning style. We also offer computer-instructed keyboarding lessons to help you learn to type or improve your typing skills.
  Call 417-837-5011.
• Tuesdays @ Two: Start a Home Bakery and Turn Your Hobby into a Side Hustle
  Virtual
  2 p.m. for adults.
  Do you love to bake in your spare time? Do your family and friends ask you to make treats for special events? Have you ever imagined that you could use that skill to create extra income from your own kitchen? In this fun and inspiring session with baking business coach Allyson Grant of the Better Baker Club, you’ll learn about the potential your baking craft has to create a reliable income stream. We'll cover the possibilities and limitations of a cottage foods business, and attendees will receive a link to download a digital workbook with the steps to get started selling baked goods from home, along with Allyson’s Ultimate List of Things to Sell guide, which will get your baking creativity flowing. Join Allyson in a question and answer session after the presentation and get personalized advice and ideas to get you started in this popular and trendy way to make extra money from home! Presented in partnership with Southwest Missouri SCORE and the City of Springfield. Register by clicking below; a link to the virtual event will be shared with registered participants.
  Registration starts January 11.
  Go to program page

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

• Learn It! Self-Guided Tutorials
  Computer Training Center
  10 a.m.-noon for adults.
  You can choose what you want to learn and go at your own speed with our self-paced tutorials. We provide the computer and you select from a wide variety of lessons designed specifically for individual learning. Topics include Basic Skills, Windows 10, Microsoft Office, Gmail, Photoshop and more. Both interactive and video tutorials are available to fit your learning style. We also offer computer-instructed keyboarding lessons to help you learn to type or improve your typing skills.
  Call 417-837-5011.
• Racing to Read Storytime
  Schweitzer Brentwood Branch Library community room
  10 a.m. for ages 1-6.
  Kickoff your new year with storytime! We'll explore stories, songs, fingerplays and a take-home activity. Seating is limited.
  Registration starts December 29; call 417-616-0703.

Thursday, January 27, 2022

• Learn It! Self-Guided Tutorials
  Computer Training Center
  10 a.m.-noon for adults.
  You can choose what you want to learn and go at your own speed with our self-paced tutorials. We provide the computer and you select from a wide variety of lessons designed specifically for individual learning. Topics include Basic Skills, Windows 10, Microsoft Office, Gmail, Photoshop and more. Both interactive and video tutorials are available to fit your learning style. We also offer computer-instructed keyboarding lessons to help you learn to type or improve your typing skills.
  Call 417-837-5011.
• Internet Basics
  Computer Training Center
  1 p.m.-3 p.m. for adults.
  Learn how to navigate the internet using your browser's menus and toolbars. Access websites by typing in a web address or using search engines. Learn how to change your home page and add a website to your favorites.
  Call 417-837-5011.
• Afternoon Book Discussion
  The Library Station Santa Fe Room
  1:30 p.m. for adults.
  "The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz" by Erik Larson.
• An Introduction to Contract Bridge
  The Library Center meeting rooms A and B
  6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. for adults.
  Exercise your brain and have fun making new friends as you learn to play Contract Bridge. Whether you're a beginner or want to update your bidding and play, this class is for you. Members of the Bridge Center will give an introductory course over four consecutive Thursday evenings.
  Registration starts January 6; call 417-883-5341.

Friday, January 28, 2022

• Learn It! Self-Guided Tutorials
  For adults.
  You can choose what you want to learn and go at your own speed with our self-paced tutorials. We provide the computer and you select from a wide variety of lessons designed specifically for individual learning. Topics include Basic Skills, Windows 10, Microsoft Office, Gmail, Photoshop and more. Both interactive and video tutorials are available to fit your learning style. We also offer computer-instructed keyboarding lessons to help you learn to type or improve your typing skills.
  • 10 a.m.-noon The Edge Computer Training Center
    Call 417-837-5011.
  • 2 p.m.-4 p.m. Schweitzer Brentwood Branch Library community room
    Call 417-883-1974.

Monday, January 31, 2022

• Learn It! Self-Guided Tutorials
  Computer Training Center
  10 a.m.-noon for adults.
  You can choose what you want to learn and go at your own speed with our self-paced tutorials. We provide the computer and you select from a wide variety of lessons designed specifically for individual learning. Topics include Basic Skills, Windows 10, Microsoft Office, Gmail, Photoshop and more. Both interactive and video tutorials are available to fit your learning style. We also offer computer-instructed keyboarding lessons to help you learn to type or improve your typing skills.
  Call 417-837-5011.
• Microsoft Word Basics
  Computer Training Center
  1 p.m.-3 p.m. for adults.
  Learn the basics of Microsoft Word: create, edit and save documents, change font size, style and color, create lists and use spell-check to edit documents.
  Call 417-837-5011.